3.4.6 How to Use Special Characters
Some special features are provided by LANSA to enhance the display of HELP text. These consist of special characters that can be used as follows :
|
Special Character |
Effect |
|
% (percentage) |
Display in high intensity |
|
{ (left parenthesis) |
Underline |
|
@ (at) |
Display in reverse image |
|
~ (accent) |
Blink |
|
} (right parenthesis) |
Revert to normal display mode |
|
\ (backslash) |
Revert to normal display mode |
Note: These special characters may be changed when not appropriate in your language.
For example: The following text:
The{underlined field}indicates an input
would appear as:
The underlined field indicates an input
Notice that the "%" and "{" are replaced by blanks. Where multiple enhancement characters are used together with no spaces between them they are "consolidated" into one enhancement character. For instance "%{~" (high intensity, underline, blink) would be consolidated into one enhancement character that is used in the same position as the "~".
Note that a display enhancement cannot be continued over multiple lines. Display enhancements are considered to end at the end of the text line, even if a "revert to normal display" character ("\" or "}") is not used:
contact the{Accounts department or
your supervisor for more information.
would be displayed as:
contact the Accounts department or
your supervisor for more information.
Also See
Substitution/Control Values in the
Substitution/Control Values - Visual LANSA Only in the
Help Text Attributes in the